Countess of Aberdeen Ends Ireland Tuberculosis Mission
Lady Aberdeen, famed philanthropist and writer, arrived in New York en route to meetings in Montreal to bolster the anti tuberculosis cause in Ireland. She praised American support, urged memorial homes of health and dispensaries, and warned of emigration’s toll on Ireland while stressing tuberculosis prevention.
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Countess of Aberdeen
Irehere
White Star
Montreal
Lady Aberdeen
M. Gordon
HH. Thompson
United States
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Catholic Club
Manhattan
Waltham
Mass
Alfred Worcester
Boston
Ireland
Sir George
Lady Drummond
Henry Villard
John Greenup
Robert J. Colliers
Plymer Church
Women's National Health Association
Cathpile
Peter Fenelon Collier
America
All Ireland
Maerally
Dublin Wrestler Tops Russian on White Star Liner Cedric
On the Cedric, a Dublin wrestler named George Burnell, twenty five, defeated Maxim Citizen, a Russian of equal age and forty pounds heavier, in a sudden match as the ship rolled near Sandy Hook. Burnell threw Citizen with a half nelson and carried him to the hospital after the Russian’s arm was broken, amid Irish cheers.
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Erin
Cedric
Countess of Aberdeen
George Burnell
Dublin
Maxim
Sandy Hook
Burnell
Olitzen
Wres
Cltizen
Confirmation on Blackwell’s Island Youthful inmates receive Episcopal reaffirmation
Bishop Greer led twelve men and four women of the Home for Aged and Infirm on Blackwell's Island through a confirmation class in the Chapel of the Good. The sermon drew on St Peter's text about light in darkness, reflecting on sickness, power, and the limits of human understanding of God's plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer
Home For
St. Peter
Dr Irvine On Emanuel Movement Declares Its Need and Purpose
The Rev Alexander Irvine addressed the Church of the Ascension on The Emanuel Movement arguing it meets a great need by aligning with Jesus and his disciples. He cites cures in many churches and stresses practical religion over empty talk as a path to closer God. Edward Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s son, hints at future struggles for power and justice in religious leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Irvine
Church of the Ascension
Jesus
Pd L. Moody
Helene
K'S
Stuyvesant Square
Edward Stowe
Harriet Beecher
Uncle Tom's
Boy Seronaut Demonstrates Perfect Airship Control
Dignt B. Goodale, the boy aeronaut, made a remarkable afternoon ascent from Palisade Park on the Jersey side. About twelve thousand spectators witnessed ideal conditions as he maneuvered with perfect control, sailing south of the park and battling the wind to a landing at an altitude around one hundred feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dignt B. Goodale
Seronaut
Palisade Park
Jersey
Sworth
Goodale
Syracuse University Baccalaureate Sermon Critiques Critics
Bishop Luther R. Wilson delivered the baccalaureate sermon for Syracuse University’s 461 graduates in a crowded gymnasium. Chancellor Day defended colleges against attacks by educators and business leaders. He said critics miss the horizon of human opportunity and the value of university training. The world awaits graduates fully equipped for advancing roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Luther RB. Wilson
Philadelphia
Syracuse University
Prison for Subway Rowdyism Breaks New Ground
Eleven youths were sent to the workhouse by Magistrate Cornell for subway rowdyism, the first such sentence under the cumulative sentence act. Prisoners described as clerks, laborers, and youths were arrested on Broadway trains between 42nd and 1084 Streets, armed with baseball bats and bags, triggering panics when the emergency cord was pulled. Five others were fined. one man paid all fines. Captain Shaw led a large arrest effort on southbound trains, and most detainees were over twenty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Louis Salginger
No. 28
Orchard Street
Peter Kruminsky
116Th
103D Streets
110Th Street
William Downey
East 56Th Street
Charles Meenan
East 43d Street
Julius Devine
Charles Callahan
East 40Th Street
John Murphy
Michael Tuggie
Park Street
Ernest Gargallo
17Th Street
Brooklyn
Edward de Parma
Charles Cardelio
King Street
Broadway
Hobell
Interborough
Albert Smith
Shaw
West 10Th Street
van Cortlandt Park
198D Street
Schurman disagrees with Wilson on college vitality
Ithaca June 6 Dr Jacob Gould Schurman president of Cornell University in addressing graduates criticized President Woodrow Wilsons remarks deploring a decrease in intellectual vitality and slacker spirit in American colleges He said the problem is local not universal to all colleges and noted Cornell and state Morrill act schools remain strong He will sail to Europe from New York Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N. Y
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Cornell
California
Schurman
New York
Europe
Patriotism Defined by Bishop Lawrence at MIT
Boston June 6 Bishop William Lawrence of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts defined true patriotism in a Trinity Church baccalaureate sermon to MIT graduates. He urged recognition of other nations' rights and cited U S Cuba relations and the Chinese indemnity as examples. Tomorrow morning Dr Richard C McLaurin will be inaugurated president of the institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
William Lawrence
Episcopal Diocese of
Massachusetts
Trinity Church
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
Cuba
Richard C. McLaurin
Institute of Technology
Jewish Seminary Commencement Highlights Small Class
Dr. Cyrus Adler told graduates at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America that the hardest problems lie in what professors assign. President Solomon Schechter urged scholars to be homeward examples and keep synagogues open all week. Louis Marshall criticized insufficient financial support. a telegram from Jacob H. Schiff expressed regrets for missing the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Cyrus Adler
Dr. Adler
Broadway
Solomon Schechter
Louis Marshall
Jacob Hi. Schiff
Pres Taylor Advises Graduates At Vassar
President Taylor of Vassar College spoke at the baccalaureate, urging graduates to be constructive leaders not demagogues. He urged them to seek truth in all sides, study history’s best solutions, and use their education to aid the oppressed and uplift society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Taylor
Vassar College
Union Commencement Begins With Notable Speakers
The June 6 commencement at Union College opened with a baccalaureate, delivered by former president V. V. Raymond of Buffalo. The inauguration of Dr Charles Alexander Richmond as president is set for tomorrow with speakers including Governor Hughes and President Woodrow Wilson. Also attending will be college presidents William H. Crawshaw Colgate W H S Demarest Rutgers M W Stryker Hamilton Rev D S Burnham Colgate Theological Seminary and George S Davis Normal College New York, along with other departmental heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Schenectady
Union College
V. V. Raymond
Buffalo
Charles Alexander Richmond
Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
William H. Crawshaw
Colgate
W. H. 8. Demarest
Rutgers
M. W. Stryker
Hamilton
Baccalaureate at Holy Cross Delivered by Rev Edward G Fitzgerald
In Worcester Mass on June 6 Rev Edward G Fitzgerald of Holyoke delivered the annual baccalaureate address to Holy Cross students in the college chapel. His subject was a Life Everlasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Edward G. Fitzgerald
Holyoke
Holy Cross
Canoe Tragedy Drowns Girl in Susquehanna River
June 6. Marie Rodman, fifteen, drowned while canoeing with four aboard two miles east of the city. A cap blew off and she reached for it, upsetting the craft. Rodman clung to a companion, nearly drowning the boy. A nearby naphtha launch rescued him as she sank.
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Marie Rodman
Susquehanna River
Rodman
Miss Rodman
Binghamton
Ordination at St John’s Cathedral Elevates Deacons and Priests
Eleven young men were made deacons and ten deacons ordained priests by Bishop Greer in the crypt of St John the Divine yesterday morning. Among the deacons were two former Methodist ministers Alvin Knell and Charles Tinker. The graduating class from General Theological Seminary included James Holland and Lemuel Chapman. New priests include Frederick Whitney Theodore Andrews Harold Reed Thomas Frederick Turner Ashton Lemuel Brinkerhoff James Wilson Duncan Browne George Talmage William Lusk and William Porkess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Protestant Episcopal Church
George William Douglas
Alvin Philip Knell
Charles Perley Tinker
General Theological Seminary
James
James Godfrey Wilson, Jr
Duncan Hodge Browne
George Edwin Talmage
William Brown Lusk
William Porkess
Spectator Hit By Baseball In Newark Park
Henry Schaeffer twenty years old was knocked unconscious at Westside Park Newark yesterday and is in City Hospital in serious condition Doctors predict loss of sight in his left eye He was a spectator at Ironsides versus St Benedicts Athletic Club along the third base line when the ball was hit toward him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schaeffer
Westside Park
Newark
Schaeffer
Ironsides
St. Benedict's Athletic Club
Missionaries urged to teach life to Hindus abroad
Sir Alexander Simpson former dean of Edinburgh medical college addressed about twenty five new missionaries to the Orient and the South Seas at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. He praised American missionaries for inspiring Hindu loyalty in India and urged the group to focus on teaching life rather than religion. He spoke of lasting faith and a heavenly reunion for all who fulfill their duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Simpson
University of Edinburgh Medical College
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Orient
South Sea Islands
Great Britain
India
Christ
Sir Alexander
Shot hits husband as wife escapes in Michigan
James Dugan a farmer was shot through the lung and seriously wounded yesterday in La Peer Michigan. Edward Parker, recently employed by Dugan and discharged for an infatuation with Mrs Dugan, is held in custody awaiting the outcome of the affair. It is alleged Parker broke into the Dugan home and fired three shots at Mrs Dugan before Dugan intervened and took the fourth shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Peer
Mich
James Dugan
Edward Parker
Parker
Dugan
Tragic Fall at No 7 Avenue B Claims Jacob Switzer
Jacob Switzer dies after falling from a third floor baluster at No 7 Avenue B during a sliding descent with others. He sustained injuries and died shortly after arrival at Bellevue Hospital. The incident involved several youths using the balusters, leading to Switzer’s fatal fall.
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Arate
Oe Aenes
No. 7
Avenue B
Jacob Switzer
Four Capenne
Bellevue Iospital
Young Switzer
Saaam
Excise Arrests Reported Across Boroughs
Police report 132 excise law arrests this Sunday, down from 144 last Sunday. Breakdown shows Manhattan and The Bronx 71, Brooklyn 52, Queens 6, Richmond 4 across the boroughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
the Gronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Richmond
Wife of shoemaker shot herself after violin recital
In Philadelphia a young violinist Mrs Mary Atmekjian, 23, wearing rich attire and jewelry, was found shot dead at No 232 North lith street. Her husband Kriger A Atmekjian, 31, was detained as police investigated whether the act was suicide or foul play amid reports of a quarrel earlier that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Philadelphia
Mary Atmekjian
Kriger A. Atmekjian
North Lith Street
Hahnemann Hospital
Long Chase Leads to Arrest in Downtown Robbery
Patrolman Judge of the Elizabeth Street station arrested a man who claimed to be William Johnson, 34, a tailor of 11 Chatham Square, after a long chase from Chambers Street. The suspect, called Mike Ryan, was linked to a Brooklyn hardware-store heist last November, while Patrolman Dawkins was already convicted for guarding the robbers and sentenced to eight years in Sing Sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Street
William Johnson
Chatham Square
William Bolger
Chambers Street
Bolger
Hall of Records
Johnson
Judge
Centre Street
Leonard and
Worth Streets
Galvin
Mike” Ryan
Brooklyn
Dawkins
Myrtle Avenue
Sing Sing
Chooses the Wrong Girl in a Random Marriage Tale
Paterson New Jersey June 6 A man named Constant Derotde owner of property at Columbia Heights laments a bad marriage choice after his wife allegedly battered their tenement with an axe. He had faced grand jury charges for beating her earlier. He had advertised for a wife and, after selecting between Annie Klotz and Therese Beauvillier, married Annie first as Therese arrived too late. He mourns the outcome of rushing his decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
Constant Derotde
Columbia Heights
Deroide
Grand Jury
M. Derolde
Annie Klotz
Therese Beauvillier
Derosier Drops Off During Clifton Stadium Speed Run
Paterson New Jersey June 6 Jake Derosier a motorcyclist making a bid to break the five mile track record at Clifton Stadium suffered a narrow escape when the rear tire burst during the second mile He dropped backward to avoid a crash and slid ten yards along the wooden track while his machine wrecked against the barrier He was found with splinters in his left side but no serious flesh injury was sustained
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
Jake" Derosier
Clifton Stadium
Derosier
Safety explosives rule urged to curb mine blasts
Charleston West Virginia June 6 Chief Laing of the Department of Mines issued instructions restricting the use of black powder dynamite and other dangerous explosives after July 15 with exceptions. He notes that about twenty five thousand miners will be needed when business resumes and most will lack experience with explosives. The department rule bans non government recognized safety explosives in state mines except under proper regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Laing
Department of Mines
Department
United States
Three Cornered Fight Shapes Jersey Republican Scene
From Trenton June 6 a three cornered Republican contest unsettles New Jersey politics Governor Fort seeks harmony but factions resist Baird fallout fuels regulars clash with New Idea reformers Essex County chair race centers on Alfred Dalrymple and John Howe while Major Lentz and Mark M Fagan potential bids loom New Idea pushes James McCarthy for mayoral nomination as a path to party unity and victory.
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The
Tribune
Trenton
Republican Party
New Idea
Reformers
Governor Fort
David Baird
Essex County Republican Committee
John Howe
Howe
Alfred N. Dalrymple
Dalrymple
Fort
Major Lentz
Jersey City
Mark M. Fagan
George L. Record
James McCarthy
McCarthy
Seventh Ward Club
New Idea Club
Hill
Central Committee
Hudsons
Two Teens Try to Save Drowning Boy at East River Dock
Fifteen-year-old John McGuire and his friend William Harmon struggled with strong tides for nearly half an hour to rescue eight-year-old Adolph Schlessinger from the East River near 49th street. The child, left in relatives care at a sand scow, fell overboard and drowned despite efforts. Police later searched for the body without success.
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John McGuire
East 41Th Street
William Harmon
East 46Th Street
49Th Street
East River
Adolph Schlessinger
East 49Th Street
Schlessinger
McGuire
Harmon
Sleep sickness girl dies after long unconscious spells
Louisina Piette of Lowell Massachusetts died after thirty two days of near unconsciousness. She had four prior episodes lasting increasing lengths, with milk the only nourishment during the final days. An earlier thirty day sleep ended by electric treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Mass
Louisiana
Federation of Galician and Bucovinian Jews Convention Opens
At Tammany Hall the sixth annual Federation session opened with clear hostility to Police Commissioner Bingham after his magazine remark that 59 percent of city criminals were Jewish. Bernard Semmet read the federation’s action plan as the meeting continues today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Federation of
Tammany Hall
Bernard Semmet
Gossip of the Commuters and Erie Hen of Cedar Grove
A Montclair Lackawanna station commuter misses a New York train and laments the mishap. The piece notes Penn Central all steel cars on Long Branch, their fire resistance and crowding discomfort, and the rise of overhead suitcases. It recalls William R. Barr of the Erie and Joseph A. Haynes of Jersey Central, then reports Cedar Grove’s two egg per day hen’s death and its impact on local rail commuters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex County
Cedar Grove
Adams
Ridge Road
Montclair
Great Notch
Erie
Professor Foulet To Head Romance Languages At California
Professor Lucien Foulet of Bryn Mawr will head Romance languages at the University of California next year and lecture at the Berkeley summer school. He will also receive a warm reception from San Francisco’s French colony. Foulet has canceled his Columbia summer engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
San Francisco
Lucien Foulet
Bryn Mawr
Jordan
Leland Stanford
France
University of California
Berkeley
Foulet
Ruber
Highwayman Gets His Seven Cents in New Street Theft
John Weiserman of 31 East 23d Street told how a thief stopped him at Avenue A and 19th Street last night. The thief asked for a match and light, then demanded money. Weiserman gave six cents then surrendered one more after the ruse. He went to the East 2d Street station to report the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Weiserman
East 23d Street
Weiserman
Avenue A
19Th Street
Free Ride On The Twentieth Century Limited Halted
A nineteen year old, Walter Robinson, rode atop the New York Central’s Twentieth Century Limited westward and was allowed to alight in Schenectady after a towerman spotted him near Albany. Robinson claimed Los Angeles as his home and said he aimed to reach there quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackaewanna
Montclair
New York
Metropolis
William R. Barr
Erie Railroad
Barr
The
Erie
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Authors’ Club
Century Club
Schenectady
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
Walter Robinson
Robinson
Albany
Los Angeles
Man Struck by Trolley in Newark Critically Hurt
William Garrigan aged 63 was struck by a trolley car in Newark yesterday and badly injured. He was taken to City Hospital with a fractured skull and possible internal injuries. The motorman Roland Hill was arrested by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Garrigan
Newark
Roland Hill
Garrigan
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